3rd Circ. Says McIver Lacks Immunity In ICE Assault Case

By Courtney Bublé

A panel of Third Circuit judges on Wednesday rejected claims from Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., that her congressional role protects her against criminal charges alleging she forcibly interfered with and obstructed federal officers at an immigration detention facility.

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Meta Makes $17B Deal With States Over Child Harms

By Matthew Santoni

Meta has agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion and enact reforms to Facebook and Instagram to resolve sprawling social media addiction claims, in the midst of a high-stakes bellwether trial over whether the company hid or downplayed its platforms' allegedly harmful impact on minors, state enforcers say.

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NJ Can't Force Access To ICE Detention Center, Feds Say

By Madeline Lyskawa

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has pressed a New Jersey federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit from the Garden State's health commissioner seeking access to a Newark immigration detention center, saying whether state officials can inspect the facility is up to the federal government.

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DOJ Flags Breach Of Internal Policies In Apple Suit

By Bryan Koenig

The U.S. Department of Justice told a New Jersey federal judge Tuesday that its staffers breached internal policies when they shared personally identifiable information with an outside discovery vendor that was hired not by the department, but instead by the DOJ's state attorneys general partners, in the monopolization case against Apple.

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Sports Betting Tech Co. Opposes Sportradar's Arbitration Bid

By Matthew Perlman

Altenar told a New Jersey federal court that Sportradar is trying to force a case accusing it of monopolizing the U.S. sports betting data market into arbitration in Switzerland based on a terminated contract that only covered foreign markets.

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Iowa, Montana Ask Justices To Stop Paramount Merger Case

By Matthew Perlman

Iowa and Montana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to stop California and other state enforcers from challenging Paramount Skydance Corp.'s planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, calling the effort "a partisan enforcement action" that targets a procompetitive deal.

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States Renew Bid To Block New Mail-In Ballot Rule

By Julie Manganis

A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia again asked a Massachusetts federal judge on Wednesday to block implementation of the U.S. Postal Service's rule restricting delivery of mail-in ballots, after the U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for an earlier injunction to be lifted.

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Cash Advance Funders Sue Summer Camp Owners In Ch. 11

By Hilary Russ

A fast-cash funder has sued the now-bankrupt brothers who ran their summer camp empire into the dirt for guaranteeing nearly $6.4 million of loans earlier this year, alleging they were already insolvent and had no intent to repay the funds.

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Veteran White Collar Atty Joins Hartmann Doherty In NJ

By Adrian Cruz

Hartmann Doherty Rosa Berman & Bulbulia LLP announced that a veteran white collar attorney who recently served as president of the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey has joined the firm as a partner from New York boutique Kagen Caspersen & Bogart PLLC.

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Calif. Bill Curbing PE Role In Litigation Heads To Newsom

By Lauren Berg

A California bill to ban corporate investors from influencing litigation strategy is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after passing with bipartisan support from the state Legislature.

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Pillsbury Settles Ex-Recruiting Director's Pregnancy Bias Suit

By Grace Elletson

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP has settled a Black former director's suit claiming the law firm fired her weeks after she shared that she was pregnant and would need accommodations, according to a Tennessee federal court filing.

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Prosecutors Say Goldstein Must Stay Behind Bars

By Jared Foretek

Federal prosecutors told the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday to keep convicted Supreme Court attorney Thomas Goldstein behind bars while he appeals his conviction, arguing that he remains a serious flight risk with wealthy overseas connections and "an ongoing danger" whose tax crimes continued "even after conviction."

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Arizona Atty Reprimanded For Series Of AI Errors

By Matt Perez

An Arizona federal judge has formally reprimanded a lawyer who admitted to filing four briefs that contained errors including false quotes and a faulty case summary generated with artificial intelligence amid an employment discrimination suit, noting the lawyer previously faced sanctions on two separate occasions for violating court rules.

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House Committee Wants DOL IG To Widen Info-Sharing Probe

By Benjamin Morse

Top House Education and Workforce Committee Republicans urged the U.S. Department of Labor's watchdog Wednesday to expand its review of information-sharing arrangements with outside groups, asking whether three additional agencies improperly disclosed confidential investigative material during the Biden administration.

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